CapitalRise has reported a record-breaking July, after it originated loans valued at £49.4 million during the month.
The facilities take the firm over the milestone of £400 million in cumulative origination.
While nearly 45% of July’s loans were for projects in prime Central London locations – including Mayfair, Bloomsbury, and two in Chelsea – a third of the loans were in prime outer London areas such as Wimbledon, where the firm closed an £8.2 million senior development loan.
Pictured is Sloane Gardens in Chelsea, where CapitalRise is funding a £7m refinancing and development loan against three apartments
Nearly a quarter of the loans closed in July were in prime Home Counties locations, such as Ascot, where the firm is financing a 14,600 sq.ft. luxury new-build house. For CapitalRise, the Home Counties represent the fastest-growing part of its loan book.
The string of newly completed loans contributed towards CapitalRise’s live loan book growth, with the firm reporting a 32% annual increase. This growth was achieved despite a testing macroeconomic environment over the last 12 months that has presented challenges for many property developers, including build cost inflation and increased financing costs due to rising interest rates.
Uma Rajah, CEO and co-founder of CapitalRise, said: “It’s a pleasure to share the news that CapitalRise closed a record nine loans to the value of nearly £50 million in July. Throughout the volatility of the past 12 months, our team has shown great flexibility, resilience, and creativity as they structured bespoke lending solutions to continue to serve our clients – and their efforts are reflected in these results.
“Alternative lenders are playing an instrumental role in the development finance sector, and borrowers know that CapitalRise has the flexible approach, expert team, and robust sources of capital to deliver specialist funding at speed. As the wider macroeconomic environment shows signs of settling, I welcome the coming year where we hope to continue to build on these successes.”
Lee Francis, head of origination at CapitalRise, added: “In July, our firm enjoyed a record run of high-profile origination successes, and every single one of those is a testament to the tirelessness of our team. I am very proud of what we have achieved – across all our internal departments, as well as with our trusted professional partners. With impressive amounts of capital to deploy, and high and increasing demand from the market for development finance, we are keen to lend to quality borrowers and will continue to support their needs.”
